Quality of life comparison

be 89.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritania, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 5.5 years less

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

be 29.9% more likely to be obese

In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

make 68.0% more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate

Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Swaziland, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.

be 90.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.

be 43.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

be 65.2% more likely to be literate

In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.

be 22.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

have 16.8% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Swaziland, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 14.6% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.

spend 2.8 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Swaziland spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.